taxes posts

Yesterday I got a letter from the IRS, a form CP5071. It said I had to verify my identity with them for them to continue processing my tax return. Continue reading post "#4875"

Done with another tax year. I was hoping to get it done a little earlier, but at least it wasn't right up to the wire like it has been sometimes. Continue reading post "#4852"

Doing my federal (US) taxes this year, I was finding myself unable to create an …

Happy Tax Day, all. Hope you finished in time. I finished mine mostly yesterday, but had to mail some city forms today. Continue reading post "#4305"

Another year of struggle with doing income taxes is past. It is always stressful and wears me out. There's always some new issue that comes up. This year, both TurboTax and H and R Block, who I've used through Free File in the past, have left that program, so I decided to give a go at filling out the forms manually and then submitting the final results through the Free Fillable Forms. I used my forms from previous years as guides to what forms and fields were relevant. I certainly ran into issues, but got it done. It feels good to have it finished, and I feel happier with the results.

Summit County has deemed my property to have increased 71% in value in the last three years (when they last adjusted it). I know the market is hot, but that seems extreme. Continue reading post "#3349"

I finished the last of my 2019 tax filings (local) and my quarterly estimates last night and mailed them today. Continue reading post "#2940"

I did it. I filed my taxes. Continue reading post "#2856"

Done with my taxes, save for mailing the local. Always a relief. Continue reading post "#2297"

Finished my local taxes, save for mailing them, including first quarter estimates. Continue reading post "#1858"

Whew: Finished my taxes, at least federal and state. Continue reading post "#1840"

Started my taxes tonight, going through a free-file website until I got fatigued. Continue reading post "#1811"

Tax time again. Finished earlier today, 2016 final and 2017 first quarter estimates. As always, a relief to be done.

Finally finished my taxes and got everything mailed. Always a relief with a tin…

This past night I worked on my taxes, a stressful endeavor. I am an independen…

Usonian income taxes are crazy complicated and a pain to deal with. They shouldn't be, especially for normal people: Only people performing complex income related activities should have any need for a tax accountant. There are so many modifiers to promote certain behavior and demote other, but it is very inconsistent and confusing and irrelevant stuff often has to be read through by people for whom it doesn't apply. Promoting behaviors is good, but it needs to be simplified drastically.

The destination of tax revenue should directly and rigidly define the destination of where it is spent. The destination should be related to the source as if the source was a customer buying services from the destination. Continue reading post "Taxes: Sources Define Destinations"